[rus] 1 (National). Statutory national working language (1998, Languages Act, Article 2(1)). 6,670,000 in Belarus (2009 census). Russian [rus] is spoken by most of the population in Belarus as their L1. Ethnic population: 785,000 (2009 census).

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